Ruger 10-22 cleaning question

5mmgunguy

Is it ok to drill a hole in the rear of the Ruger 10-22 receiver so you can clean it from the breach rather than the muzzle?

TWalker

I have heard of doing this and know of no reason why it wouldn't work well. Personally, I don't want to put a hole in my 10-22's. I would rather take the barrel off every year or two for a good cleaning. However, if I had a custom target version, it would make good sense as these would be cleaned much more often.

BHAVIN

I have seen it done and offered by a few different companies. I prefer to just use a Dewey delrin muzzle guide.

perry shooter

Hello it is generally agreed it is best to clean a rifle barrel from the chamber end It seems to me that you will have to remove the bolt to clean a 10/22 so rather then drilling a hole that might weaken the receiver at the very place needed to absorb the recoil. of the bolt. . My suggestion is just remove the barrel to clean as necessary be aware many 22 target shooters don't clean the barrel on their rifles and pistols very often . I know a blow-back 22 semi gets a great deal of dirtand unburnt powder but most of this is in the trigger group and bolt area not the interior
of the barrel. Just a thought.

mutter

I have 2 10/22's and have drilled the exact hole you are talking about. It does make cleaning from the breach actually reasonable. It takes less then 30 seconds of drilling and does not weaken the receiver at all.

Drill the hole at 5/16" wide with 1/8" clearance from the outer drill edge to the top of the rear of the receiver so you can easily get the rod in the back of the gun. The hole is only visible when the receiver and barrell assembly are removed from the stock so it has no aesthetic affect at all.

I didn't invent the idea but have found it to make the gun a whole lot easier to clean. I am weird in that I enjoy dis-assembling and cleaning my guns more then shooting them. I drilled the first receiver with the great fear that I would screw it up but found it to be a true god send. I say do it, I have.

sharpshooter039

fixing a problem that does not exist,I personally know big time target shooters with custom built 10/22's,they clean the breach about every 10,000 rounds,,thats just about the same time they change the barrel

dcs shooters

If you have to remove the reciever from the stock to clean from the hole in the reciever, WHY not just remove the barrel and clean it from the breach [?]It's just as easy and then you can clean the bolt also [;)]

cce1302

10/22? Clean it? Why bother?


try hoppe's boresnake if you must clean it.


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mutter

A problem that does not exist? Come on!

The biggest problem facing most shooters is their lack of general shooting skills and their lack of firearms maintenance knowledge.

Removing the barrell. Hmm?

Every time you pull the reciiver and re-attach it to the stock you are changing the gun harmonics, so let's try and keep it to a minimum.

Every time you pull the barell and re-attach it to the receiver you are changing the guns harmonics, timing, and structural integrity!

You have to remove the reciever from the stock to remove the bolt, to remove the barrell, to clean the rifle. It is better to remove the receiver from the stock, remove the bolt, and run a rod; then to do these previous steps and then remove the barrell. Consistency is the key to target shooting and removing the barrell will destroy consistency.

If you don't want to clean your gun; don't. I will always clean mine. My 10/22 will group under .1 on a NRA 50 ft bullseye target. That speaks for itself!

dcs shooters

I can pull the Shilen barrel on my 1022 in a couple of minutes. When It goes back the screws are torqued to the same specs and it shoots to the same point of aim,3/8in.-50yds, as it did before. And the bolt comes out for cleaning and lubed.

Mk 19

I only clean my 10/22's when they start to malfunction, this is every 2 to 3000 rounds. Then I just run a bore snake through them.